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You can't "just" extend the IPv4 address space while keeping the compatibility.
by andrewshadura 2y ago
You can't "just" extend the IPv4 address space while keeping the compatibility.
- bvrmn 2y agoExtending src/dst in current IPv4 protocol headers is much easier than adopting a completely new suite.
- quectophoton 2y ago> Extending src/dst in current IPv4 protocol headers is much easier than adopting a completely new suite. And that's precisely why that was also one of the competing proposals back then, so that tells me that just being easier probably wasn't enough. You can search for RFC 1475 ("IPv7") and its surrounding history.
- bvrmn 2y agoYes I know. And IPv6 win because it's an objectively a superior standard. No politics and all committee garbage of course.